Connected graph reduction

Task number: 4266

Prove that every connected graph on \( n \ge 3 \) vertices contains two vertices \( u \) and \( v \) such that all three graphs \( G \setminus \{u \} \), \( G \setminus \{v \} \) and \( G \setminus \{u, v \} \) are connected.

  • Hint

    Try the farthest vertices possible.

Difficulty level: Easy task (using definitions and simple reasoning)
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